The State Railway of Thailand has announced a temporary change in the origin and destination stations of 12 northern trains after another round of flooding in Chiang Mai. It will also provide buses to facilitate transportation of people from Nakhon Lampang Station to Chiang Mai Province.
The State Railway of Thailand has announced a temporary change in the origin and destination stations from Chiang Mai Station to Nakhon Lampang Station after another round of flooding in several areas of Chiang Mai Province, which has affected the northern route.
Mr. Wirit Amrapal, Governor of the State Railway of Thailand, revealed that due to the flood situation in many areas of Chiang Mai Province, the State Railway of Thailand has to temporarily change the service originating station from Chiang Mai Station to Nakhon Lampang Station to ensure the safety of passengers, a total of 12 trains, from October 5, 2024 onwards until the situation improves, as follows:
1. Special Express Train No. 7/8 Bangkok Apiwat-Chiang Mai-
Bangkok Apiwat has been changed to Bangkok Apiwat-Lampang-Bangkok Apiwat
2. Special Express Train No. 9/10 Bangkok Apiwat-Chiang Mai-Bangkok Apiwat has been changed to Bangkok Apiwat-Lampang-Bangkok Apiwat
3. Special Express Train No. 13/14 Bangkok Apiwat-Chiang Mai-Bangkok Apiwat has been changed to Bangkok Apiwat-Lampang-Bangkok Apiwat
4. Express train number 51/52 Krungthep Aphiwat-Chiang Mai-Krungthep Aphiwat has been changed to Krungthep Aphiwat-Lampang-Krungthep Aphiwat
5. Rapid train number 109/102 Krungthep Aphiwat-Chiang Mai-Krungthep Aphiwat has been changed to Krungthep Aphiwat-Lampang-Krungthep Aphiwat
6. Local train number 407/408 Nakhon Sawan-Chiang Mai-Nakhon Sawan has been changed to Nakhon Sawan-Lampang-Nakhon Sawan
Mr. Wirit further revealed that during the adjustment of origin and destination stations for 12 northern trains, the State Railway of Thailand received a policy emphasizing safety in using the route from Mr. Suriya Juangroongruangkit, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tr
ansport. Therefore, passenger cars were arranged between Nakhon Lampang Station to Lamphun Station and Chiang Mai Provincial Police Station to facilitate the pick-up and drop-off of passengers to their destinations safely. He also instructed the State Railway of Thailand staff to arrange waiting areas and various facilities for passengers, including closely monitoring the flood situation 24 hours a day to monitor and resolve the situation promptly. If the water level decreases, urgently inspect the condition of the road and signaling system to ensure the safety of passengers traveling.
The State Railway of Thailand would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. For passengers who have tickets to travel on the affected routes, if you do not wish to travel, you can request a refund at any train station nationwide or contact the Customer Service Center at 1690, 24 hours a day.
Source: Thai News Agency